Before laying down your 'plastic' to buy a string of pearls or bracelet or designer wedding ring set, read all you can about it so you are a well education purchaser. Shop all aspects related to your purchase: the price; the quality and the service you get after the purchase. d. Be sure you understand and can live with the store (or websites) exchange and return policies. b. Review any guarantees or warranties that come with the purchase. Be sure to get, in writing, on the sales receipt, any information you relied on when making your purchase, such as the gem's weight or size. Some jewelers will supply a grading report from a gemological laboratory.

We can't think of another purchase category beyond jewelry where the reputation and honesty of the seller is more important. Do all you can to investigate the business practices of the jeweler whether you are buying precious stones, gold, platinum or designer wedding ring set. Be sure the store has a long-standing, solid reputation in the community. Professional trade organizations set 'standards'. Determine if your jeweler is a member of any such organizations. The BBB is an excellent source of investigation on a business. Look for a jeweler with a gemological and appraisal education and certificate.

A good indicator of a reliable site for getting that string of pearls, or bracelet or designer wedding ring set, is the BBB seal of reliability. Be sure to get all the particulars related to your purchase in writing as you do not want to have any disputes without evidence of what you believe was represented. A conversation with a sales person from the online store as you want to 'get personal' as if you had visited a 'bricks and mortar' store. Further to the telephone call, be sure that the purchase is well documented including all representations. As a closing comment, the recipient of your jewelry or designer wedding ring set is one lucky person!